Letters, November 1903-18 February 1914
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Scope and Contents
Letters.
- Letter from [Rev.] John MacNeill, Eriskay, 22 October 1907, words of ‘Gur millis Morag’ and ‘Nighean dubh’ appended.
- Note from Charles [Kennedy], [November 1903], on reverse of ‘Mrs Kennedy Fraser’s Song Lectures [...] Schubert Programme’, 1903-1904.
- Letter from Katherine W. Grant, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, 22 July 1908.
- Stencilled letter, two copies, from the National Women’s Social & Political Union, [Edinburgh], 28 September 1909, signed by Patricia Waddel, Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, and Maud E. Fletcher, various Marjory Kennedy-Fraser notes on reverse.
- Letter from Alexander Carmichael, Edinburgh, 7 June 1907, in envelope of ‘Fishery Board for Scotland’, words of ‘Taladh Bleoghain’ and ‘Mairiread og’ appended.
- Letter from William Gordon Burn-Murdoch, Edinburgh, 20 December 1909.
- Three letters from Annie Johnstone, The Glen, Barra: 27 August 1911, 3 September 1911, 21 October 1911.
- Letter from Henry Whyte, Glasgow, 6 June 1910, words of ‘Chuir mo leannan cùl rium fhein’ appended.
- Envelope from Matthew Pollock Caledonia Cabinet Works, Beith, addressed to Miss Millar, 86 George St., Edinburgh, postmarked ‘Manchester, 07 [1907]’, containing Gaelic & English words, sol-fa, and comments on two songs: ‘Drovers’ Song’ and ‘A Tiree air’.
- Letter from W. W. [William Watson] Peploe, Edinburgh, 18 February 1914.
Dates
- Creation: November 1903-18 February 1914
Creator
- Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Author, Person)
- Johnston, Annie, 1886-1963 (Barra schoolteacher | Informant of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser) (Author, Person)
- Murdoch, William Gordon Burn-, 1862-1939 (Scottish artist and traveller) (Author, Person)
- Peploe, William Watson, 1869-1933 (poet) (Author, Person)
- Whyte, Henry, 1852-1913 (Scottish Gaelic writer, used pseudonym 'Fionn') (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English and Scottish Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
Due to format, there is no current listening access to the recordings.
Full Extent
From the Box: 1 box
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk